Dental erosion due to excessive wine consumption.

Dental erosion can result in serious and irreversible damage to dentition, although it often is not recognized in the early stages. It is important to be aware of the numerous factors that can lead to tooth erosion, as this knowledge forms an important basis for intervention and treatment planning. This article presents a case of dental erosion involving an alcoholic woman who habitually consumed large quantities of white wine and discusses the dental erosion induced by excessive wine consumption. The authors also present the clinical aspects (including different etiologies of erosion) that distinguish extrinsic erosion from intrinsic erosion.